The Prince and The Pauper


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No. Neither know I, nor care."  
Belike thou'lt change thy note eftsoons. An thou would save thy neck,  
nothing but flight may stead thee. The man is this moment delivering up  
the ghost. 'Tis the priest, Father Andrew!"  
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God-a-mercy!" exclaimed Canty. He roused his family, and hoarsely  
commanded, "Up with ye all and fly--or bide where ye are and perish!"  
Scarcely five minutes later the Canty household were in the street and  
flying for their lives. John Canty held the Prince by the wrist, and  
hurried him along the dark way, giving him this caution in a low voice--  
"
Mind thy tongue, thou mad fool, and speak not our name. I will choose  
me a new name, speedily, to throw the law's dogs off the scent. Mind thy  
tongue, I tell thee!"  
He growled these words to the rest of the family--  
"If it so chance that we be separated, let each make for London Bridge;  
whoso findeth himself as far as the last linen-draper's shop on the  
bridge, let him tarry there till the others be come, then will we flee  
into Southwark together."  
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